Providing informed decisions

CDTx EDG seminar series #5

by rocioponcereyes on March 13, 2014

On Friday March 13th 3pm, Dr. Marit Wilkerson will present how socio-demographic context impacts valuation of ecosystem services.
One green space is rarely just like the next. This near-truism goes beyond the differences in ecological characteristics to the importance of those spaces’ context. Dr. Marit Wilkerson will discuss how socio-economic context around urban green spaces influences ecosystem service flow and delivery. The role of context has been mentioned but its potential role and impact too little articulated. Explicitly incorporating socio-economic context in the ecosystem service framework will have implications for why and how we plan and manage urban green spaces. These concepts will be illustrated with a case study in Brisbane that delves into recreational services.

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The Conservation Decisions team (CSIRO Land and Water) is a multi-disciplinary group with expertise in ecological modelling, systematic conservation planning, ecosystem services, applied mathematics, artificial intelligence, and decision theory.
We’re pioneering techniques in optimal resource allocation, cost-effectiveness analysis, expert elicitation, value of information, multi-objective optimisation and adaptive management. We apply our expertise to diverse problems to inform the recovery of endangered species, management of pests, invasive species and diseases, design of conservation reserves, medical decision making, freshwater resource management and the prioritization of threat management to conserve biodiversity in a rapidly changing world.
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